Dr. Francis Papay is a physician who specializes in plastic surgery. These areas are among his clinical interests: eyelid surgery, dermabrasion, and moles. Dr. Papay has a 4.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. Coventry, Coventry Bronze, and Coventry Silver are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Papay honors. He attended Northeast Ohio Medical University for medical school and subsequently trained at Cleveland Clinic for residency. He has received professional recognition including the following: Cleveland Super Doctors. Dr. Papay is conversant in German. Dr. Papay is professionally affiliated with Avon Hospital, Richard E. Jacobs Health Center, and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

Dr. Jose Poblete specializes in plastic surgery. He is rated highly by his patients. His clinical interests include dermabrasion, moles, and mini tummy tuck. Dr. Poblete honors Coventry, Coventry Bronze, Coventry Silver, and more. Dr. Poblete attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers. His professional affiliations include Elyria Family Health and Surgery Center, Mercy Hospital, and Richard E. Jacobs Health Center.

Dr. Mitchel Krieger is a physician who specializes in plastic surgery. He attended medical school at Albany Medical College. His training includes a residency program at Letterman Army Medical Center. Dr. Krieger's clinical interests include cosmetic eyelid surgery, mini tummy tuck, and botox injection. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.0 stars out of 5. Dr. Krieger is an in-network provider for Coventry, Coventry Bronze, Coventry Silver, and more. He has received the following distinction: Washington, DC-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Super Doctors. He is professionally affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

Dr. Randall Yetman's specialty is plastic surgery. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. Dr. Yetman's clinical interests include facelift, general reconstruction, and tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). He is in-network for Coventry, Coventry Bronze, Coventry Silver, and more. Dr. Yetman studied medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His training includes residency programs at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York Downtown Hospital, and Montefiore Medical Center. He has received the following distinction: Cleveland Super Doctors. He is professionally affiliated with Beachwood Family Health Center and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

Dr. Steven Bernard's specialties are plastic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Bernard's areas of expertise include dermabrasion, moles, and ectropion (outward-turned eyelid). He is professionally affiliated with Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. After attending Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at the University Hospitals, Cleveland and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients rated Dr. Bernard highly, giving him an average of 4.5 stars out of 5. He honors Coventry, Coventry Bronze, and Coventry Silver, in addition to other insurance carriers.

Dr. Andrea Moreira works as a surgeon. Patient ratings for Dr. Moreira average 5.0 stars out of 5. Her areas of expertise include chin augmentation, moles, and ectropion (outward-turned eyelid). Dr. Moreira is professionally affiliated with Beachwood Family Health Center and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. She honors Coventry, Coventry Bronze, and Coventry Silver, in addition to other insurance carriers. For her professional training, Dr. Moreira completed a residency program at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Moreira (or staff) speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

When you hear the words “plastic surgeon,” you might call to mind actresses with outlandish body proportions or aging stars with surreal facial features. Plastic surgery to alter appearance is referred to as “aesthetic” or “cosmetic” surgery. As is the case with celebrities, cosmetic surgery is often performed to change the appearance of a feature that a patient has always disliked, or to prevent changes from happening due to aging. However, cosmetic surgery can also restore appearance after an injury or illness -- when a medical condition leaves a physical mark that makes a patient look different, it can be very upsetting. Cosmetic plastic surgery gives patients more control over how they look.

But plastic surgery is about much more than changing someone's appearance. Plastic surgery is also about changing the form and function of the body, and often that means restoring what has been lost to injury or illness. A body part can lose its ability to function (meaning, for example, to move, grip, protect underlying tissues, or feel sensation) to many causes. Some common ones are burns, infections, injuries (e.g. from car accidents), illnesses (such as cancer), problems present from birth (such as cleft palate), or even scar tissue from previous surgeries. When plastic surgery is used to repair a damaged part, it is called “reconstructive surgery.” Reconstructive procedures restore the abilities of the patient so that they can use their body in as normal and healthy a way as possible.

Plastic surgeons are experts at safely moving tissue from one part of the body to another, using microsurgery techniques to reconnect the tiny blood vessels and nerves. They use these skills not only to improve appearance (cosmetic surgery), but also to repair damaged body parts (reconstructive surgery).